Yoga Challenge, Day 4

Today I did the "Daily Connection" (60 mins) session from Hemalaya Behl's Yoga for Urban Living. Loved it. It's very slow - much slower than my brain was going, and I was kind of racing through it. Kept going "Oh, I know what's coming next!", and then going there, and having to wait for her to catch up. :) It's not quite yin yoga, but it's very meditative. Which is clearly going to be part of the challenge for me, slowing my brain down enough to enjoy the meditation!

I really did like this session, though. It was just the right level for me - I could do most of the poses fairly easily, and a couple of them were just a bit too challenging. Especially the pigeon-downward dog series - this is one of my favourites, but I always have trouble lifting my hips up enough to get my leg forward. I think I'm going to save my second try at this session to near the end of the challenge, as a bit of a benchmark to see how much I have improved physically.

And I was thinking, as my mind was racing through my yoga practice. I love the Warrior II pose. I love doing it, and I love how beautiful and strong it always looks. And I think it would make a gorgeous tattoo. I don't know if it's necessarily the right reward for this challenge, but something to think about for the future, at any rate.

Namaste.